How to Mix Spray & Grow Mixture

by Audrey Stallsmith

Test Spray-N-Grow yourself to see whether or not it multiplies your crop.

Spray-N-Grow is intended to improve your plants' health and increase the size and amount of flowers, fruits and vegetables they produce. Sold as a concentrate that must be combined with water before application, Spray-N-Grow is nontoxic, so it is safe for use around children and pets. A. E. Nightingale, an agriculture professor at Texas A & M University, confirmed that Spray-N-Grow increases and speeds up vegetable yields, as well as increasing the sugar content of what they produce.

1

Find a 1-quart spray bottle in which to mix your Spray-and-Grow. Make sure the nozzle has a mist setting.

2

Clean the bottle by removing the spray head and adding 2 cups of water, 1 tablespoon of ammonia and 1 tablespoon of dish detergent to the reservoir. Screw the spray-head back on and shake the bottle vigorously to wash its interior. Spray a little of the soapy water into a sink to clean the spray nozzle, then empty the bottle and repeat the entire cleansing process with plain water to rinse it.

3

Fill the bottle with lukewarm water up to the 1-quart mark. Add 2 teaspoons of Spray-N-Grow concentrate and stir it into the water with the handle of a long spoon or another narrow implement. Set the bottle on a piece of white paper beside a glass of plain water and watch to see whether the water in the bottle develops a yellow tinge in comparison to the plain water.

4

Drop one-sixteenth teaspoon of baking soda into the water in the bottle if it doesn’t change color within 2 minutes. Stir the solution again and wait for the color change. Continue to add baking soda a little at a time -- up to three-quarters teaspoon -- until you see a slight amber tinge in that water compared to the glass of plain water.

5

Cap the bottle with the spray head and leave it alone for 15 minutes. Then spray your plants thoroughly with the mixture. A quart bottle should cover about 175 square feet. Use all of the solution within 6 hours after making it.

6

Treat your plants with Spray-N-Grow at least once a month, preferably once a week. You can also immerse seeds or bulbs in the mixture for a half hour before planting them.

Things You Will Need

Spray bottle

Ammonia

Dish detergent

Measuring spoons

Long-handled spoon

Baking soda

White sheet of paper

Clear drinking glass

Tip

Don't use Spray-N-Grow just before a rain, since the solution should be allowed to dry on the leaves of your plants. Also, avoid wetting those leaves with chemical horticultural products for a week before and after you apply Spray-N-Grow. You can use other organic solutions within 3 days.

About the Author

A former master gardener with a Bachelor of Arts in writing, Audrey Stallsmith has had three gardening-related mysteries published by WaterBrook Press, a division of Random House. Her work has also appeared in such publications as "Birds & Blooms," "Woman's World" and "Backwoods Home."

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